After Flirting with the God-Tier Beautiful Tycoon - Chapter 27.1

Like a cup of plain, cool water.

Shen Xiaojiang’s hand, gripping the meal card, trembled slightly.

So, it was because of the library project.

A sense of loss inexplicably welled up in her heart.

What was she expecting?

What did she want to hear?

Perhaps, she simply hoped that she would be part of the reason Chen Yi came to school.

“And, to treat you all to a meal.” Chen Yi’s eyes were fixed only on Shen Xiaojiang when she said this.

Shen Xiaojiang’s pupils widened instantly.

What did she just hear?

This could be interpreted as meaning that she was also part of Chen Yi’s purpose for coming to school.

Sun Jiabao also followed her gaze to Shen Xiaojiang, “Just me and Jiang?”

Chen Yi lazily lifted her eyelids, like a slow motion: “Who else?”

Since Chen Yi donated and built the school library, it was normal for her to visit the school frequently, so Sun Jiabao didn’t think much of it.

“Oh, how about we call Chen Xingnan too,” Sun Jiabao suggested, “She’s having her period today. If I don’t ask her to eat, she definitely won’t.”

“Should I call her?” Shen Xiaojiang asked.

Sun Jiabao shook her head, “If I call her, she definitely won’t come. I’ll go back to the dorm to find her and see if she’s well enough to come downstairs.”

“I’ll go, I’m faster,” Shen Xiaojiang meant that Sun Jiabao walked too slowly.

No sooner had she spoken than Chen Yi gave her a meaningful look.

Sun Jiabao waved her hand, “It has to be me.”

Although Sun Jiabao usually didn’t treat Chen Xingnan kindly, she would still care when the other party was unwell.

They truly were a pair of bickering sweethearts.

Shen Xiaojiang couldn’t help but smile.

Chen Yi secretly watched her, and as if catching that smile, she also curved her eyebrows and responded, “Alright, Jiabao, you go.”

“You’re the best, my aunt is the best,” Sun Jiabao said, then ran toward the dormitories.

The third cafeteria was not far from the girls’ dormitory. Shen Xiaojiang and Chen Yi got into the car first, with He Zhong standing beside the car waiting.

“The color of the clothes is nice, it suits you well.” The husky voice, in the quiet car, added a kind of unintentional and seductive charm.

Shen Xiaojiang’s fingers, clutching the fabric of her clothes, tightened slightly. She glanced at Chen Yi and whispered, “The person who picked them has good taste.”

Chen Yi let out a light laugh, “Don’t flatter me, I’m afraid I won’t be able to resist buying you a whole department store.”

Shen Xiaojiang’s eyes widened.

“Hmm?” Chen Yi turned her face, her lazy eyes full of amusement, deliberately examining Shen Xiaojiang’s delicate features.

“No, no, no… That’s… that’s too exaggerated!” Shen Xiaojiang’s face flushed crimson.

If anyone else had said that, she wouldn’t have taken it seriously, but she had witnessed Chen Yi’s wealth.

Maybe… she really would do it.

Chen Yi was amused by her simple, silly look. She reached out and pinched Shen Xiaojiang’s chin, hooked her lips, and said seductively, “Little one, you’re worth it.”

Shen Xiaojiang: “…”

Chen Yi closed the distance between them: “These clothes are only this beautiful because they are worn on you.”

Shen Xiaojiang stammered, “I… is that so?”

Her eyes were very clear, like water, like light, like a child’s.

Her nervous appearance was pure to the core, and even her trembling voice was incredibly cute.

Chen Yi’s eyes flickered.

She slowly leaned in, her soft lips parting, her voice tender, soft, and captivating: “Don’t look at me like that, I’m afraid…”

“Afraid of what?” Shen Xiaojiang’s gaze fell on Chen Yi’s red and full lips.

Chen Yi noticed and deliberately bit her lower lip.

“I’m afraid I won’t be able to resist kissing you.”

Chen Yi’s gaze was too desirous, and her voice was too alluring.

Shen Xiaojiang unconsciously swallowed her dry throat.

She tilted her head.

Chen Yi closed her eyes.

“Wait…” Chen Yi raised her hand, blocking the lips that were about to meet.

“Aunt…?” Shen Xiaojiang’s heart sank heavily.

“Does ‘Aunt’ mean ‘Elder Sister’?” Chen Yi looked at her with a beaming smile.

Shen Xiaojiang, intelligent as she was, was stumped by the question.

After hesitating for a long while, she finally replied, “Yes… I guess.”

Chen Yi withdrew her hand, lowered her gaze, and her eyelashes fluttered slightly, like a crumpled little white flower. “That address makes me sound old. From now on, when we’re alone, don’t call me that.”

“Then what should I call you?” Shen Xiaojiang was completely at a loss.

Chen Yi pursed her lips and reached out to adjust the collar of Shen Xiaojiang’s shirt. After neatly smoothing it out, she gently pressed her hand on the base of Shen Xiaojiang’s throat and tapped it rhythmically twice.

She slightly raised an eyebrow, with a look of enchantment mixed with just the right amount of playfulness, the smile reaching her eyes: “You think about it carefully.”

Just then, Sun Jiabao walked over alone, knocking on the car window on Shen Xiaojiang’s side with a stunned expression.

“Where’s Chen Xingnan?” Shen Xiaojiang rolled down the window and asked.

“She’s not coming. An upperclassman brought her food.” Sun Jiabao’s tone was unhappy as she said this. “But that’s not the point right now.”

Shen Xiaojiang followed Sun Jiabao’s gaze to the back of the car.

Lin Qianqian was slowly dragging a suitcase, weeping pitifully, with tears streaming down her face.

“Enemies meet on a narrow road!” Sun Jiabao’s expression changed from stunned to disgusted. “What did I tell you? What did I tell you? She was bound to come to you once she broke up! Bound to!”

Chen Yi touched the white jade bracelet on her wrist.

Hearing Sun Jiabao’s words, she roughly guessed the identity of the newcomer.

It had something to do with that WeChat message.

In an instant, her expression was overlaid with a layer of coldness.

It was barely noticeable, but also undeniable.

Shen Xiaojiang was momentarily stunned.

She was someone with a sharp tongue but a kind heart, speaking harshly but being more gentle and good-natured than anyone else on the inside.

She’s a friend after all, Shen Xiaojiang couldn’t just ignore her.

“She doesn’t look too good,” she said, opening the car door as she spoke.

Shen Xiaojiang suddenly remembered something, immediately turned her head, and said to Chen Yi, “Aunt, a friend of mine is here, and she seems to be in a bad state, I…”

Chen Yi showed her signature smile, her eyes clear as water, and her voice gentle and melodious, like a breeze: “It’s alright, go take a look.”

She wanted to say more but held back.

She had no position to forbid anything right now.

Shen Xiaojiang was free; she had her own world and her own life.

She didn’t want to become a constraint binding the other person.

Even at this moment, Shen Xiaojiang remained patient, but there was no one worth her abandoning Chen Yi for.

In her heart, that unshakeable top spot had already unknowingly been taken by Chen Yi.

A few seconds later, the sound of Lin Qianqian’s suitcase grew closer.

Chen Yi shifted her gaze, then said in a low voice that only she and Shen Xiaojiang could hear, “I’ll wait for you.”

Shen Xiaojiang contemplated for a few seconds before nodding.

“A-Jiang!” Lin Qianqian’s voice came from afar and approached quickly.

In that instant, the smile on Chen Yi’s face disappeared.

Her beautiful eyes were cold as ice.

Lin Qianqian threw down her suitcase and rushed over with teary eyes.

Shen Xiaojiang was unprepared and couldn’t dodge in time, resulting in being tightly embraced.

“Wuwuwu…” Lin Qianqian sobbed, and her lipstick smudged onto Shen Xiaojiang’s shirt.

Sun Jiabao, standing beside them, pouted, “Miss Lin, you’re really too much, showing up even here.”

Lin Qianqian pursed her lips, her mouth trembling, and glared at Sun Jiabao, “C-Can’t I come?”

“Wuwuwu…” After saying that, she buried herself back in Shen Xiaojiang’s arms and continued to cry.

Shen Xiaojiang patted her on the shoulder, then pushed her away, “You can come, but could you please let go of me first?”

Having witnessed Shen Xiaojiang’s gentleness, Chen Yi unconsciously tightened her grip on her phone.

Lin Qianqian seemed not to have heard and continued to cling tightly to Shen Xiaojiang, “Why didn’t you reply to my messages?”

Shen Xiaojiang remembered the message that “Sugar Tangerine” had sent her last night, and her tone was devoid of any emotion: “Oh, I was already asleep by then.”

“That’s right, besides rejected me, who else would be awake at three in the morning?” Lin Qianqian sniffled loudly, her big round eyes glistening with tears, truly looking like a little abandoned puppy.

“Three in the morning?” Shen Xiaojiang was slightly confused.

At that time, her phone should have been lying on the floor.

She suddenly glanced at Chen Yi, who was sitting gracefully and playing with her phone inside the car, wondering if Chen Yi had seen that message when she took her phone to charge it.

She hoped Chen Yi wouldn’t misunderstand.

Shen Xiaojiang used to be on the volleyball team and had some strength in her hands.

She exerted a little force, and Lin Qianqian was finally pushed away.

Shen Xiaojiang said calmly, “I apologize, I really didn’t see it.”

Lin Qianqian felt a little displeased inside.

However, she didn’t show it.

Because Shen Xiaojiang didn’t like that sort of behavior.

Her eyelashes were moist, and she reached out, sniffing, to touch Shen Xiaojiang’s arm.

The other person deliberately avoided her touch.

However, Lin Qianqian seemed oblivious and continued to approach.

Just then, Sun Jiabao stepped forward, linked arms with Shen Xiaojiang, slapped Lin Qianqian’s hand away, and said bluntly, “I heard you were the one who broke up with him because you didn’t want to date anymore, so why are you still upset? Stop pretending, I can’t stand people like you…”

Lin Qianqian interrupted Sun Jiabao, whimpering, “He betrayed me first. Do you think I feel good about it?”

Shen Xiaojiang didn’t know the details of Lin Qianqian’s relationship, nor did she want to know. Out of friendship, she still offered comfort: “I know you’re upset. You can cry, but since he’s a jerk, you need to learn to let go.”

“A-Jiang… you’re still the best, the most gentle to me.” Lin Qianqian’s eyes were moist. She was wearing a white dress, her dark hair cascaded down to her waist, and her clean features made her the type that elicited sympathy.

It had been this way since high school whenever she broke up, she would come to Shen Xiaojiang to cry and complain. As long as Shen Xiaojiang comforted her, she would quickly recover.

Sun Jiabao didn’t like Lin Qianqian and didn’t want to say a single comforting word.

She felt that Lin Qianqian was using heartbreak to garner sympathy from Shen Xiaojiang.

Noticing the luxurious car nearby, Lin Qianqian’s emotions stabilized a bit, “Are you guys going…” She sniffed and lowered her voice, “Where are you going?”

“To eat!” Sun Jiabao answered straightforwardly.

Lin Qianqian picked at her palm, her expression looking very wronged, “Oh, eating. Actually, I’m not…”

“Here we go again, here we go again!” Sun Jiabao whispered in Shen Xiaojiang’s ear, complaining.

“Wasting time.” Seeing the deadlock, Chen Yi put away her phone, lifted her head, and with a light sigh, she opened the door and got out of the car.

He Zhong immediately stepped forward, “Madam, do you have any instructions?”

“Shen Xiaojiang must be hungry,” Chen Yi said.

He Zhong: “Huh?”

Chen Yi stood tall and straight, her figure graceful and elegant like a water snake.

Her aura was very strong; the closer one got, the more pressure she exerted.

She walked up to Lin Qianqian, her gaze quickly scanning the other person.

Lin Qianqian uncomfortably averted her eyes.

Chen Yi’s face, which was previously expressionless, quickly broke into a professional fake smile, and she said softly, “Student?”

“She was in high school with me,” Sun Jiabao replied. “But we haven’t seen each other in two years.”

“I see,” Chen Yi’s mask-like smile was impeccable. “That’s perfect, let’s eat together then.”

Everyone was stunned.

Shen Xiaojiang hadn’t expected Chen Yi to say that.

Sun Jiabao tugged on Shen Xiaojiang’s sleeve, “Let’s go, get in the car. I want to sit with you.”

Shen Xiaojiang and Sun Jiabao sat side by side in the back seat. Seeing this, Lin Qianqian rushed to catch up, opened the back door, and sat on Shen Xiaojiang’s other side.

“You!” Sun Jiabao turned her head and glared at Lin Qianqian.

Lin Qianqian remained silent, pouting as if making a declaration of war.

Sun Jiabao was indeed more annoyed and forcefully pulled Shen Xiaojiang closer to her side.

Shen Xiaojiang gave a helpless wry smile, feeling as if she had returned to high school.

The scene of Sun and Lin fighting and her being stuck in the middle felt like it was just yesterday.

Chen Yi watched the three girls squeeze into the back row, her expression calm as she stood outside the car.

He Zhong walked over to her and respectfully whispered, “Seventh Mistress, if you feel uncomfortable, should I find an excuse to take you back?”

Chen Yi waved her hand, “No need.”

Since she insisted, He Zhong did not object. He glanced at the green suitcase not far behind them and asked, “How should we deal with that?”

Chen Yi patted He Zhong’s shoulder, “Put it in the trunk.”

After He Zhong complied, he hurried to Chen Yi before she closed the door, gesturing towards the back row, “Madam, you…”

Chen Yi fastened her seat belt, looking straight ahead, “Drive. Take them to eat.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Xiaojiang, sitting in the middle, looked at Chen Yi’s left ear.

There was a tiny black mole there.

Very captivating, very seductive.

Chen Yi looked at Shen Xiaojiang through the rearview mirror, her smile much softer.

The car started, and He Zhong occasionally turned his head to look at Chen Yi.

The last time she sat in the passenger seat was many years ago.

A “big shot” like Chen Yi always sat in the back.

Noticing He Zhong’s gaze, she raised her hand and slightly loosened the seatbelt pressing against her chest, “Focus.”

After saying that, Chen Yi’s gaze once again fell on Shen Xiaojiang’s face in the rearview mirror.

After two seconds, she turned away to look out the car window.

Since there were no classes in the afternoon, Sun Jiabao chose a restaurant a bit further away.